those, when we get those back online, something i asked the president, with the energy department, to help us, any resources they have to be able to do that. he talked about national utility companies, sending people to new jersey and airlifting them to c-130s and military transport, that's all great. because the sooner we can get those substations going, we're going to be able to open up electricity for large numbers of people. and that begins to improve quality of life, get people back on the street. you know, into work, get their kids in school, get businesses started up again. >> and finally, senator, are we going to go through a real tough fight on how to pay for all of this? it's upwards of $50 billion right now. are we going to have the fight in washington, about offsets, when it comes to this? is this -- are these victims along the shoreline, hey, you were in the wrong place at the wrong time? because when the president says, we're in this for the long haul, and we're going to be there, what does that mean? >> that means recovery. you showed pictures of seaside heights. that's